The Garos are indigenous people in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Assam and neighboring areas of Bangladesh like Mymensingh, Netrokona, Jamalpur, Sherpur and Sylhet, who call themselves A·chik Mande (literally “hill people,” from a·chik “bite soil”+ mande “People”) or simply A·chik or Mande.They are the second-largest tribe in Meghalaya after the Khasi and comprise about a third of the local population. The Garos are one of the few remaining matrilineal societies in the world.